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TACZ Recruits

by LogicalMaximus

TACZ Recruits lets Recruits NPCs wield TACZ firearms, using the gun animations, reloads and aiming of the TACZ system.

ForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 1.20.6

What it does

Recruits soldiers equip TACZ rifles, pistols, shotguns and other guns, and the firearms follow the TACZ reload and aiming routines. The mod bridges the Recruits and TACZ systems so that the NPCs fire weapons with the same animations players see, and their combat behavior is handled around those shots. Armed infantry can be placed in squads, defending bases or staging larger battles.

The mod is built for military scenarios and NPC armies in single-player and multiplayer worlds, adding firearm support to Recruits groups. It needs Mob Player Animator, Villager Recruits, [TaCZ] Timeless and Classics Zero and playerAnimator, and Better Mob Combat or Better Mob Combat Fix [BMCFIX] can be added as optional extras. The environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod, and it is published for Forge across 6 release versions, under the MIT License and open source.

Files exist for 1.20.6 from 2026-06-20 as the latest build, first published 2026-05-25. Source code and an issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. TACZ firearms for recruits

    Recruits NPCs can be given TACZ guns and fire them with the mod's combat behavior.

  2. Authentic reloads and aiming

    Reloading and aiming use the TACZ animations, so the NPCs look like the guns they carry.

  3. Squad equipment

    Squads can be armed with rifles, pistols, shotguns and other TACZ weapons.

  4. Cinematic firearm action

    Armed NPC armies add immersive gunfire to battles and base defense scenes.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.61.022
1.20.51.022
1.20.41.022
1.20.31.022
1.20.21.022
1.20.11.022
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 4

Mob Player AnimatorAn add-on mod to Player Animator that allows it to work with humanoid mobs.
Required
PL
playerAnimatoranimate the player
Required
[TaCZ] Timeless and Classics ZeroThe most Immersive and Customizable modern FPS experience in Minecraft - A complete Remaster of the TaC gun mod by the original team.
Required
Villager RecruitsRecruit and command villagers, manage armies through custom GUIs, enjoy PvP with diplomacy and team compatibility, and fully configurable features.
Required

Optional 2

Better Mob CombatAn add-on mod to Better Combat that allows it to work with (humanoid) mobs.
Optional
Better Mob Combat Fix [BMCFIX]Fixes Better Mob Combat compatibility with Better Combat 1.9.0
Optional

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who build military scenarios, defended bases or large battles with Recruits NPCs, and server owners who run them for other players.

How it compares

Full comparison

Steve's Army is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later, published for Forge 1.20.1 and run on client and server, so it covers a single version. Illagerised is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, is not open source, and needs only the server, with the client optional, across its own range. No More Fool Recruits: Villager Recruits is Forge only for 1.20.1, client and server, under the MIT License but not open source. TACZ Recruits needs the same client and server install.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
TACZ RecruitsForge1.20.1 – 1.20.6Client and server2026-06-20
Steve's ArmyForge1.20.1Client and server2026-09-03
IllagerisedForge1.20.1 – 1.20.6Server required, client optional2026-08-08
No More Fool Recruits: Villager RecruitsForge1.20.1Client and server2026-06-23

Questions

Which dependencies does TACZ Recruits require?

Mob Player Animator, Villager Recruits, [TaCZ] Timeless and Classics Zero and playerAnimator are all required and must be installed alongside the mod.

Does the server need TACZ Recruits?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which game versions does TACZ Recruits support?

Forge files exist for 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5 and 1.20.6, with 1.022 for 1.20.6 as the latest.

In the catalog

TACZ Recruits is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.

Mobs mods11,058Forge modsMods for 1.20.611,154

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What the author says

TACZ Recruits bridges Minecraft mods Recruits and Timeless and Classics Zero, allowing Recruits NPCs to fully wield TACZ firearms with proper combat behavior, handling, and animations. Watch your squads equip rifles, pistols, shotguns, and more while using authentic TACZ reloads, aiming, firing, and weapon animations…
LogicalMaximus, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
LogicalMaximus
Published
2026-05-25
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-20
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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